Oceanic dead-zones are only getting worse with warming

November 11, 2014 12:31 AM

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Dead zones in the ocean could become larger and longer-lived as global warming becomes more severe, potentially harming marine wildlife, a new report concludes. Dead mussels are seen here, lining a beach bordering a dead zone. (Photo : Andrew Altieri/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)

Dead zones in the ocean could become larger and longer-lived as global warming becomes more severe, potentially harming marine wildlife, a new report concludes. Dead mussels are seen here, lining a beach bordering a dead zone.